Fire Hire

The Klamath National Forest will be filling numerous fire positions.

This outreach is for Temporary GW-0462/0456-3/4/5 Fire positions as well as WG-5001-5 Animal Packer positions. The vacancy announcements for these positions are posted on the U.S. Government's official website for employment opportunities at USAJobs. These will be regional and national vacancy announcements with an opening and closing date. 

The vacancy announcements will be open for applications on October 30, 2026. Those who wish to be considered for these positions in the Fall Fire Hire event must apply to the vacancy announcements by the closing date of November 12, 2026.

Klamath duty locations are Fort Jones, Callahan, Happy Camp, Klamath River, Seiad Valley, Macdoel and Yreka California. This notification is being circulated to inform interested applicants of upcoming opportunities. Please see the following information on the positions for the Klamath National Forest. When applying to these announcements, please apply to the specific location(s) being offered you are interested in.

To apply for all fire vacancies please visit https://www.usajobs.gov/.

Additional Fire Hire information can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/working-with-us/careers/fire-hire

For more information on working in fire with the US Forest Service please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/careers/fire

The following positions will be filled: